tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
Chinese (Traditional) to English translation and meaning.
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- tiān gāo huángdì yuǎn - Literally: Heaven is high (above, and the) emperor is far (away) ; describes remote areas beyond the control of a central government
- lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom); fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
- The emperor is far away
